Truck



Oct. 20, 1931. o. H. HULLINGS 1,827,847

TRUCK Original FiledMaroh 14, 1928 INVENTOR MWA/JKM ATTORNEY 7 TRUCK originar apliiic'atili inea l.iirar-ch'11.154928, Serin/N. 261,463. '.Diviaea 'and this appl'catpnnllee January l A' This invention appertainsfto improvements in trucks generally,iand more particularly to a por-table wheeled Jtype of the' same particu,-

' larlyv adaptedforuse in con'j unctionwiththe "in truck of the class setfporth, which is of a comparativelysimpl'e andinexpensive ibutk durable and yetlicient construction and arrangement of parts, and whichfmay be readily Aand easily moved frel'lllilQfplaCe lto another by.

i5 beingeither pushedloif pulledfrom either maneuvering lthe saine intdadparticular dii `rection 'of 'travelf VAnother objeetof the inventionis topprofV Y *2U-vide va truck. as hereinbeforfe characteriaed, whif'ghis provided-:with one or'more article supports "so mounted 'onithe same in a manner that articles may be readily and easily placed in position thereon or removed therefrom by y an attendant fromeither side or the ends 0f the truck as 'may be desired'orv necessaryto lessen his or her labor, and to otherwise facilitate the loading and unloading operations.

A further object of thefinvention is to pro- 'l vide a truck ot the character described,

wherein the article supports aforesaid are preferably constituted inseparate units of at least two vshelves orA traysl each, one superposed above the other, and each unit is rotat- 35 ably mounted sc as to give thedesired-accessibility to the articles placed'or nested in position on the shelves as hereinbefore indicated vfor the same. e

Another object of the invention is to pro- '46 vide a hand truck of the type mentioned, which, in its particular adaptation for use as.

an adjunct to the laundrying operation, as set forth in my pending application aforesaid, allows for theV assembling on the several "45 shelves or trays'of a number ofl individual wash receiving means, devices or containers,

l whereby the latter may be readily and'easily` v l transported from onelaundry machine to an-l other, each shelf or ltray, preferably .havinga'- 5'0 capacity to receive the number'of the means,

Ah er1-@aerea naar@ at@ paadje devices'. or centainers required, to completely Y fill,when in nested state,the vcylinder or drum Vterra-r1 or' tumblergandthe vrotor of a moisture en;

tracting apparatus of agiven size or capacity.Y

with the, @ageing-and other. equally important object sma'nd advantages in view, the inventionresides inthe `certain new and usef fulcombination,construction and arrange- 'l lFigure l isl side elevation v off apractical A y embodiment ofthe invention,I n 1 side or end thereofiwithcut ,need of any f Fguregis a top vplan view thereof, l

f Figure 3 -is lan end elevation of the same,-

` Figure 4j isaA fragmentary vertical section Y L Referring a y theamwing, wherein like characters of'lreferenl'ce designate; correspond- Ving parts throughout .the several 4views hfe.

of, the embodimentv of the invention, as shown 'therein by Way'ieXamp'le, constituted in 1 a tray-like base'lO, which isfmdunted on suitable. casters or ,wheels .11.j Rising from the V edge portionsofthe basel-() are spaced stand,-

Y ends by" a `-(',onytinuous lrailing or ,the rlike 13.

Eirtending transversely ofthey oppositelonger sides ofthe railingyl are spacedparallel intermediate members or bars 14;,Heach of which' act. to .strengthen the' railing and, at

the Sametime, toffsupport centrallyof the ing 17 secured inproperv position .on the.l vu'p-kk j l Mountedj concentricallyf'on l leak-2li "sharft'lr ini slightly Yspaced'.'relation above thebase 10 f Visa circularjtraylile support' 18, and above same-and the:transv'ersej,bars 14,' is a second this supports. eqidsfetly spaced' .from .the 'y movements therewith'. To lend greater sta-v bility to the trays or supports 18 land 19, un-

Vedges of the latter.'

which a group of the containers or baskets a are to be nested, after the manner of the similar nesting arrangement of the same in the several laundry machines as hereinbefore eX- plained. These supports 18 and19. are fixedly secured on the shafts 16 for revolving der the Weight ofthe loaded containers or baskets a nested thereonV andkwhenjrevolmd with the shafts 16, suitable rollers or the like 2O are arranged in spaced circular series bei neaththe lower trays 18, These rollers 20, in each set'ofthe"`same`preferably operate in'V an annular channel 21 secured in position on the upper sideof thebase 10,'and are s maintained in properly spaced relation in suit- Vableym'ountings 22 secured at therunder sides of the lower of the trays or supports1'8, sub-V vention Willbe readily'apparent to those skilled inA therart, and it Will-ofcoursebe.

understood that changes in the form, proportion and minor-details of construction may be `resorted to, Withoutdeparting from the Vspirit ofthe inventionor its scope as claimed. Having thus fully described the invention, Whatis claimedis: y f

" l.' 'is truck comprising afiat Wheeled base,

Aand shelvesiixedly mounted on each of the upperends of said shafts are journalled, saidshafts in superposed relation.

.4. A truck as set forth inclaim 3 having roller supportsV beneath the lowermost of isaid shelves toward the louter edge thereof and bearing on said base. l

5. A truck comprising a Wheeled Vrectangular base, bearing members spaced on said.

: bagse in the plane offy the', longitudinal center` thereof, rotatable shafts rising from said bearings, a railingrising and about the edges of said base, transverse members in Which the upper ends 'offsa'id'i Vshaftsare journalled,

shelves'fixedly mounted on each of said shafts in superpose-d relation, circular trackways arranged onsaid basein concentric relation about the said bearingsfthereon, fandwrollers arranged in spaced relation about the lower side of the lowermostfof said shelves and enf v gaged in'rsaid4 trackyva'y's.V

6; A truck comprisingV afflat vvhgmled base,

a vertical'shaft journalledL at its'lower end l in said base, circular tray-like vshelves'xedly mounted on said shaft insuperposed relation, anl open hand railing rising fromY the edges 'of said base and extending about the same, a transverse member at the upper lside of said railing,a bearingfor the upper end of said shaft ,carried at the center lofvsaid transverse niember,an`d` roller supports" beneath' the lowerinost'of saidv "shelves arranged in equidistantl'y" spacedV relationfab'outV and 'adi jacent tothe outer edge thereof andibearing Von'said base.v

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a verticalshaftj ournalled at its lower endin Y said base,v shelves H Xvedly, mounted on 'said shaft vin superposed relation', anopen railing rising from the edges ofsaid base and extendV- ing' about the same," and a bearingcarried v at Y the vupper side ofsaid'railigng` for the upper i end of said shaft. l y i 2. A truck comprising a fiat Wheeled base, a vertical shaft journalled at itslower end in Y said base,r circular shelves fixedly mounted on said, sh'aftrin superposed relation, an open hand lrailing rising fromth'eedg'es ofsaid base-andvv extending about the same,i a trans verse member at theA upper sidellof` said, railing in Whichthe upper` end ofsai'd shaft is journalled,VA and roller Y supports beneath the lowermost. of saidshelves Viny,.ecjuidistantly spaced relation aboutand adjacent to `the outer edge thereof andbearing on said base.V

SQA Wheeledtruck comprising arectangw lar base of substantially tray-,like formhavingadrain outlet leading fro'mthe same, a pair o'f-rotatable shafts rising from saidY base los vuo

in spaced relation on theflongitudinal center Y" thereof, a guard` railing;iising from` and about the ledges ofv saidbase,transverse mem: f bersat-the upper side of'saidfrailinginwhich i 

